Delaware Delaware /ˈdɛləˌwɛr/

noun

1. () A river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay  ( Delaware , Delaware River )
   a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
     The Delaware River flowed peacefully, its waters nurturing a diverse ecosystem.
   The Delaware River flowed peacefully, its waters nurturing a diverse ecosystem.
   
   
2. The Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware  ( Delaware , Delaware language )
   the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware
   
3. A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies  ( DE , Del. , Delaware , Diamond State , First State )
   a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
   
4. One of the British colonies that formed the United States  ( Delaware )
   one of the British colonies that formed the United States
   
5. A member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania  ( Delaware , Lenape )
   a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
    The Delaware people have a significant history in regions of the northeastern United States.
   The Delaware people have a significant history in regions of the northeastern United States.